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Table 1 Selected indicators on reproductive health and utilization of maternal and child health services in Burkina Faso (2010) and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) (2013–2014)

From: Effectiveness of a package of postpartum family planning interventions on the uptake of contraceptive methods until twelve months postpartum in Burkina Faso and the Democratic Republic of Congo: the YAM DAABO study protocol

 

Burkina Faso

DRC

Contraceptive unmet need among postpartum women

 Right after childbirth (%)

89

66

 After six months of amenorrhea (%)

50

48

 At the end of amenorrhea (%)

24

28

Median duration of breastfeeding (months)

24

22

 Exclusive breastfeeding (months)

0.6

2

Median duration of postpartum abstinence (months)

8

8

Median duration of amenorrhea (months)

12

13

Median duration of birth intervals (months)

36

31

Proportion of children born less than 24 months after their previous siblings (%)

13

27

Proportion of women attending antenatal care (%)

95

88

Proportion of deliveries in a health facility (%)

66

80

Proportion on postpartum women receiving prenatal care within 48 h of childbirth (%)

72

44

Proportion of children 12–23 months having received all recommended vaccines (%)

81

41

  1. Sources: [49, 50]